Alan Turing Timeline- Lucy Verderber

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  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth
    Alan Turing was born on June 23rd, 1912 in Maida Vale, London, United Kingdom
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    Education

    Turing went to several different schools: University of Cambridge, Kings College, and Princeton University where he majored in mathematics and got his Ph. D

  • Turing Machine

    Turing Machine
    Alan invented this hypothetical computing device which was used to help solve problems and test limits of computation.

  • Bombe

    Bombe
    Turing created the Bombe which was an electromechanical device that was able to break messages about enemy military operations during WW2.

  • The Tunny

    The Tunny
    Turing devised this systematic method for breaking messages that were encrypted by the German Cipher machine called the Tunny

  • NPL---- ACE

    NPL---- ACE
    He was recruited to the National Physical Laboratory to help create and electronic computer and created the design for the ACE- Automatic Computing Engine

  • OBE Award

    OBE Award
    Was awarded an Order of The British Empire award at the end of World War 2 in honor of his help and contributions during the war

  • Turochamp

    Turochamp
    He invented a chess program that was capable of playing an entire chess game against a human

  • LU Decomposition Method

    LU Decomposition Method
    Invented this which is used to help solve matrix problems; still used to this day

  • Deputy Director

    Deputy Director
    Became the deputy director of the Computing Laboratory at Manchester University. There he worked on the software for one of the earliest stored program computers- The Manchester Mark 1

  • Paper Published

    Paper Published
    His paper on Computing Machinery and Intelligence was published

  • Turing Test

    Turing Test
    This test was created by Alan to compare the intelligence between a computer and human brain; formed the basis for artificial intelligence

  • Royal Society

    Royal Society
    Became a fellow of this society which was a very high honor.

  • Conviction

    Conviction
    Turing meets a man named Arnold Murray and the two spend a few nights together. They get charged for gross indecency as homosexual acts are illegal in the UK at the time. Chose chemical castration rather than being imprisoned.

  • Death

    Death
    At the young age of 41, Turing died from cyanide poisoning. Could be ruled as a suicide, or may just be accidental poisoning.